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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS—1963
I am indebted to the Director of the National Maritime
Museum and, in particular, to Lieutenant-Commander D. W.
Waters, R.N., Curator of Navigation and Astronomy, for the following
meteorological data for the year ended December, 1963 :—
Temperature
Highest screen temperature 80° on 23rd July.
Lowest screen temperature 26° on 24th January.
Maximum in January 41° on 26th.
February 42° on 28th.
November 60° on 3rd, 5th, 18th and 19th.
December 50° on 29th.
Sunshine
Total for year 1253.7 hours.
Sunniest day 13.5 hours on 2nd June.
Number of days without sun, 101 distributed as follows:—
January 18
February 12
March 5
April 4
May 5
June 4
July 2
August 3
September 5
October 9
November 11
December 23
Rainfall
Total 22.22 inches.
Highest fall in 24 hours 0.98 inches 6th July.
Driest month 0.5 inches March.
Wettest month 3.75 inches September.